Ivan the Terrible: The First Stalin

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Source/Further reading:
Good podcast series, with several episodes on Ivan (episodes 14-22): podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR...
Podcast on Ivan’s early years and the Khanates: player.fm/series/a-history-of...
Britannica’s biography: www.britannica.com/biography/...
ThoughtCo biography: www.thoughtco.com/ivan-the-te...
What the hell is Livonia? www.historyofwar.org/articles/...
What the hell is Poland-Lithuania? www.britannica.com/event/Unio...
The Oprichnina explained: www.thoughtco.com/the-oprichn...
More detail on the Oprichnina: books.google.cz/books?id=63i0...
Time of Troubles: www.britannica.com/event/Time...